AsyncResult
Class
Definition
Encapsulates the results of an asynchronous operation on a delegate.
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public class AsyncResult : IAsyncResult, System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.IMessageSink
- Inheritance
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AsyncResult
- Attributes
- Implements
Inherited Members
System.Object
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to use the AsyncWaitHandle property to get a WaitHandle, and how to wait for an asynchronous call on a delegate. The WaitHandle is signaled when the asynchronous call completes, and you can wait for it by calling the WaitOne method.
The example consists of two classes, the class that contains the method which is called asynchronously, and the class that contains the Main method that makes the call.
For more information and more examples of calling methods asynchronously by using delegates, see Calling Synchronous Methods Asynchronously.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
namespace Examples {
namespace AdvancedProgramming {
namespace AsynchronousOperations
{
public ref class AsyncDemo
{
public:
// The method to be executed asynchronously.
String^ TestMethod(int callDuration, [OutAttribute] int% threadId)
{
Console::WriteLine("Test method begins.");
Thread::Sleep(callDuration);
threadId = Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId;
return String::Format("My call time was {0}.", callDuration);
}
};
// The delegate must have the same signature as the method
// it will call asynchronously.
public delegate String^ AsyncMethodCaller(int callDuration, [OutAttribute] int% threadId);
}}}
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
{
public class AsyncDemo
{
// The method to be executed asynchronously.
public string TestMethod(int callDuration, out int threadId)
{
Console.WriteLine("Test method begins.");
Thread.Sleep(callDuration);
threadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
return String.Format("My call time was {0}.", callDuration.ToString());
}
}
// The delegate must have the same signature as the method
// it will call asynchronously.
public delegate string AsyncMethodCaller(int callDuration, out int threadId);
}
Imports System
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
Public Class AsyncDemo
' The method to be executed asynchronously.
Public Function TestMethod(ByVal callDuration As Integer, _
<Out> ByRef threadId As Integer) As String
Console.WriteLine("Test method begins.")
Thread.Sleep(callDuration)
threadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId()
return String.Format("My call time was {0}.", callDuration.ToString())
End Function
End Class
' The delegate must have the same signature as the method
' it will call asynchronously.
Public Delegate Function AsyncMethodCaller(ByVal callDuration As Integer, _
<Out> ByRef threadId As Integer) As String
End Namespace
#using <TestMethod.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace Examples::AdvancedProgramming::AsynchronousOperations;
void main()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo^ ad = gcnew AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller^ caller = gcnew AsyncMethodCaller(ad, &AsyncDemo::TestMethod);
// Initiate the asychronous call.
IAsyncResult^ result = caller->BeginInvoke(3000,
threadId, nullptr, nullptr);
Thread::Sleep(0);
Console::WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId);
// Wait for the WaitHandle to become signaled.
result->AsyncWaitHandle->WaitOne();
// Perform additional processing here.
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
String^ returnValue = caller->EndInvoke(threadId, result);
// Close the wait handle.
result->AsyncWaitHandle->Close();
Console::WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Main thread 1 does some work.
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
{
public class AsyncMain
{
static void Main()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// Initiate the asychronous call.
IAsyncResult result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out threadId, null, null);
Thread.Sleep(0);
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// Wait for the WaitHandle to become signaled.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
// Perform additional processing here.
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
string returnValue = caller.EndInvoke(out threadId, result);
// Close the wait handle.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.Close();
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
}
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Main thread 1 does some work.
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
Imports System
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
Public Class AsyncMain
Shared Sub Main()
' The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
Dim threadId As Integer
' Create an instance of the test class.
Dim ad As New AsyncDemo()
' Create the delegate.
Dim caller As New AsyncMethodCaller(AddressOf ad.TestMethod)
' Initiate the asynchronous call.
Dim result As IAsyncResult = caller.BeginInvoke(3000, _
threadId, Nothing, Nothing)
Thread.Sleep(0)
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.", _
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId)
' Perform additional processing here and then
' wait for the WaitHandle to be signaled.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne()
' Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
Dim returnValue As String = caller.EndInvoke(threadId, result)
' Close the wait handle.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.Close()
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value ""{1}"".", _
threadId, returnValue)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
'This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'Main thread 1 does some work.
'Test method begins.
'The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
Remarks
The AsyncResult class is used in conjunction with asynchronous method calls made using delegates. The IAsyncResult returned from the delegate's BeginInvoke method can be cast to an AsyncResult. The AsyncResult has the AsyncDelegate property that holds the delegate object on which the asynchronous call was invoked.
For more information about BeginInvoke and asynchronous calls using delegates, see Asynchronous Programming Using Delegates.
Properties
| AsyncDelegate |
Gets the delegate object on which the asynchronous call was invoked. |
| AsyncState |
Gets the object provided as the last parameter of a |
| AsyncWaitHandle |
Gets a WaitHandle that encapsulates Win32 synchronization handles, and allows the implementation of various synchronization schemes. |
| CompletedSynchronously |
Gets a value indicating whether the |
| EndInvokeCalled |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether |
| IsCompleted |
Gets a value indicating whether the server has completed the call. |
| NextSink |
Gets the next message sink in the sink chain. |
Methods
| AsyncProcessMessage(IMessage, IMessageSink) |
Implements the IMessageSink interface. |
| GetReplyMessage() |
Gets the response message for the asynchronous call. |
| SetMessageCtrl(IMessageCtrl) |
Sets an IMessageCtrl for the current remote method call, which provides a way to control asynchronous messages after they have been dispatched. |
| SyncProcessMessage(IMessage) |
Synchronously processes a response message returned by a method call on a remote object. |